The Chrysalis Secondary School is more than a school.
It is a centre for regional transformation and social entrepreneurship in Northern Uganda, built to encourage its students to see themselves as architects of change.
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A modern school, a rounded curriculum
The Chrysalis Secondary School will fuse the best of Ugandan culture and international education. While Uganda performs well against other educational systems in Africa there are still a number of areas where it falls short. Caning is still endemic in some schools, equipment is always in short supply and specialist teaching in science, ethics, computer programming, social enterprise etc is rare. We believe that in order to develop changemakers children need a modern, balanced education where encouragemnt is the norm and punishment the exception
Supporting The Butterfly Project
The Butterfly Project trains young people from village and slum areas to be changemakers, teaching them a range of subjects, to help them learn to be international citizens. The aim is to help to find young people who can bring change and improved living standards to the most challenging parts of the country.
The school will play a very significant part in the Butterfly Project, providing a home for those children selected to become part of the project, a high quality educational institution, where they can learn the Ugandan school curriculum, a training centre for their training as social entrepreneurs and changemakers and a location where they can learn to manage their own social projects, working with local children and youth.
Building on the Ugandan national curriculum with lessons on the issues facing the world today and harnessing the power of social entrepreneurship, athletics, music and boardgames to deliver a unique education in Northern Uganda
“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy, and sustainable human development.”
— Kofi Annan, seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations
Help us build a future
Just as we all have something to learn, we each have something to offer. By going beyond the Ugandan curriculum we want to introduce our students to the universal issues and discussions that effect us all. We rely on the generosity of our supporters to allow us to broaden the children’s education and open their minds to grasp what is possible for any child with the determination and courage to reach for it.
If you can support this life-changing project, please donate here
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Ben Parkinson
socentafrica@gmail.com